E-bikes could cut car carbon dioxide emissions in England by up to 50% if used to replace car travel, University of Leeds researchers from the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) have found. This equates to about 30 million tonnes per year, researchers said. Even replacing just 20% …
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A new multi stakeholder project on Bicycle and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) is aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by 9% and increase bicycle use by 10%, within target groups. Under the BITS project, ten partners from top cycling countries came together in a consortium to raise awareness of best practices …
Read More »Company builds ‘bikes to trees’ calculator
The application can calculate the enviromental impact of converting to a cycling commute
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